Billiard-cue chalker



F. A. LEWIS.

BILLIARD cu CHALKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, [919.

Patented May 25, 1920.

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FRED AGUSTUS LEWIS, OF MILLERTOWN, NEWFOUNDLAND.

BILLIARD-CUE CHALKER.

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Application filed May 21, 1919.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. Lewis, a citizen, of the Dominion of Newfouxflland. residing at Millertown, in the Province of Twillingate and Dominion of Newfound' land, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Billiard-(lie halkers, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games and more especially to billiards, pool and similar games wherein a cue is used and which needs chalking. W

The invention'is a chalk holder, and its object is to provide-a device to be suspended from the ceiling or other overhead support within reach of the player, against which he can put the cue and chalk it very quickly.

The invention consists in details of construction to be more fully hereinafter described and claimed and shown in the drawings herewith and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the, entire device. 3

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail.

A cord or other support 1 hangs from the ceiling and is connected with the upper end of a cylinder 2 whose lower end is reduced internally and provided with a female thread as shown at 3. Engaging this thread is a male thread 4 on a rod slidably mount-- ed within the lower end'of the cylinder 2, the rod by preference having a head 6 at its upper end, normally resting on the shoulder 7 within the tubeto prevent the disconnection of parts.

A light expansive spiral spring 8 is coiled Within the cylinder and rests upon the head as shown.

To the lower end of the rod is attached the chalk holder. Herein it is shown as a box or clasp 10 having a knob 11 at its top as usual the knob being connected with the rod in any suitable manner. The cue is illustrated at 12, and its tip at 13.

In'use, the player grasps the cylinder in one hand and holds the cue in the other.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.sidered the preferred, or

received in the cylinder of the rod.

Patented May 25, 1920. Serial No. 298,642. l

' Bearing its tip 13 against the chalk indi-- (rated at 14, he pushes the cue toward the cylinder. The result is that the chalk holder and rod are driven upward and as they .move the thread ton the rod travels in the female thread 3 within the cylinder and the rod and chalk holder are given a rotary motion as they progress. Progression is resisted by the weight of the parts and by the expansive force of the springS. Of course, as the cue cannot rotate and the chalk does, the chalk is spread upon the tip 13 in a manner. which will be clear. Having chalked the tip, the operator releases his hold on the cylinder and the parts return to theposition shown in Fig. 1. he foregoing description and the drawings have reference towhat may be conapproved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :-c A one c'halker comprising a cylinder internally reduced at its lower end, the reduced portion containing a female thread, a rod maving a male thread operating in the female thread of the reduced portion, a head formed on tllii upper end of the rod fitting the cylindefl' a chalk holder secured to the lower end of the rod, a knob formed on the chalk holder, said knob being of greater diameter than the rod, and a coil spring and having one end' engaging the head on the upper end afiix my signiilsure in presence of two witnesses.

FRED AGUSTUS LEWIS. Witnesses:

Roar. F. NnwHooK,

/VM. J. Soor'r.

In testimony whereof I 

